Looks great Ken. Now people are going to be busting into your car just to take your interior bulbs. The domelights are the first things I'm going after!!!
Yeah, pretty sad to think I have $120 invested in those!Malibu Rapper said:.... Now people are going to be busting into your car just to take your interior bulbs ....
D'Ecosse said:OK, just added the 9 LED festoons to the doors & the driver's footwell area; added two Luxeons to the dome light.
It's very diffcult to photograph give a true image of how they appear because the camera wants to correct for the brightness of the light.
Here are a couple to give some idea; the interior really lights up bright & exceptionally white with the Luxeons in the there!
This next one was supposed to show off how bright it makes the interior but again the picture doesn't really reflect it truly.
It is impressive though, just have to trust me on it!
I just want to remind anyone thinking of using the Luxeons that these are not a plug n play solution - they are too big to fit between the prongs of the festoon holder, so I actually removed the prongs completely & just soldered the wires directly to the Luxeon drivers. Not a major job. They are obviously not cheap either - that's a $60 investment just for the dome pair.
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Recognize that the little triangle contact is only there to facilitate a plug-in replacement in the clips for a slightly larger festoon bulb - they serve no purpose when soldering wires like this application and better off just getting rid of them (when they fall off) & soldering the wires directly to the board.Jeff A said:It's a bit tricky soldering to the luxeon modules, because the triangular contact on the module is soldered to the board, and so as soon as you hit it with a soldering iron it falls off! You have to clamp it with a small needlenose pliers to hold it in place and heatsink it as you solder a wire to it.
D'Ecosse said:Recognize that the little triangle contact is only there to facilitate a plug-in replacement in the clips for a slightly larger festoon bulb - they serve no purpose when soldering wires like this application and better off just getting rid of them (when they fall off) & soldering the wires directly to the board.
George said:Thanks for the pictures, when I get a chance I'll add them to my website install page if that's ok with you. Looks like for the NSX install I should just supply them without the brass pins soldered on - in that case there would be thru holes (2 at the + end and 2 at the - end) that the wires could be soldered to, easier than to the tabs.
COMPDNSX said:Since we are on the topic of lights...does anyone know of a kit that will make the brakes flash a few times then stay on solid? I know the Foothill Transit buses have them on an Amber light...:redface:
COMPDNSX said:Since we are on the topic of lights...does anyone know of a kit that will make the brakes flash a few times then stay on solid? I know the Foothill Transit buses have them on an Amber light...:redface:
SamBel said:I've thought of the same thing as I have a similiar unit on my motorycle spoiler.
I have the following unit in my hand as we speak:
https://chretien.genwebhost.com/~rivco1/store/index.php?id=25&parent_dir=222
I was hoping to find some connectors that I could attach this to, and unplug the spoiler from within the trunk, and just plug-n-play this unit in between.
HOWEVER, finding the exact plug ends are difficult, and I don't know of any wrecked NSX's that I could cut out the plugs to use to test the unit.
What I don't want to do is cut and splice, and find it doesn't work. Then I have to re-connect everything, and have a bunch of cut up wires in the trunk.
Osiris_x11 said:ii.) Total number and list of LED 31mm (#3022) festoon bulbs for NSX is (6)?(1) Driver's footwelliii.) Ash-tray bulb type?
(2) Doors: Driver's & Passenger's ("Break on through..." :biggrin: )
(2) Interior dome-light
(1) Trunk
iv.) Dash-compartment bulb type?
Ehh - not really the same scope of work. There's a significant difference between installing a pre-made plug n play LED 'bulb' and constructing a custom LED array & a clear face (for the corners anyway).SilverStone05 said:WOW....isn't this the equivalent to what clearcorners.com does for $725? Talk about gouging.
NSXB said:For anyone who is a little apprehensive (I know I was) about taking off the side markers to replace the bulbs with LED's; I thought I'd post some pics to show you just how easy it is to remove the side markers. The release clip for the side markers is located on the side closest to the rear bumber. Just peel back the rubber seal a little (you don't have to remove it), carefully slide a flat head screwdriver between the body of the car and the metal clip, press in gently on the clip, and use the screwdriver to pop the side marker out. It should take no more than 2 minutes from start to finish...that's it!
D'Ecosse said:Ehh - not really the same scope of work. There's a significant difference between installing a pre-made plug n play LED 'bulb' and constructing a custom LED array & a clear face (for the corners anyway).
Yes, still expensive, even fo rwhat it is, but not fair to compare to what is predominantly going on here which is really just swapping 'bulbs'.
Not even close .......SilverStone05 said:I...but the pictures i've seen with a simple incandescent to LED swap look just the same ....
D'Ecosse said:Not even close .......
I'm not pitching for these guys - but the difference in available light between those a simple bulb replacement is huge. Now do you want/need that? Not necessarily but the like/like comparison just isn't a viable argument. You most certainly can't go by a picture anyway.